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title: "The right thing for the wrong reasons: FLOSS doesn't imply security"
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I find it easy to handle views different from my own. I feel more troubled when I see people agree with me for the wrong reasons.
I find it quite easy to handle views different from my own. I feel more troubled when I see people agree with me for the wrong reasons.
It's no secret that I'm a passionate supporter of software freedom: I've written two posts about how Free, Libre, and Open-Source software (<abbr title="Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>) is necessary but insufficient to preserve user autonomy:
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1. **[Whatsapp and the Domestication of Users](./../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html)**<br>The phenomenon of user domestication and defense measures: FLOSS, open platforms, and simplicity.
1. **[Whatsapp and the Domestication of Users](./../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html)**<br>The phenomenon of a class of predatory businesses models I call "user domestication" and defense measures: FLOSS, open platforms, and simplicity.
2. **[Keeping Platforms Open](./../../../2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open.html)**<br>How open platforms can lose their openness, and what measures can prevent this. The Web, XMPP, email, and Matrix are examples that highlight both sides of the issue.
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After two posts spanning over 5000 words, I need to add some nuance.
One of the biggest parts of the Free and Open Source Software definitions is the freedom to study a program and modify it; in other words, access to editable source code. I agree that such access is essential; however, far too many people support source availability for the _wrong_ reasons. One such reason is that source code is necessary to have any degree of transparency into how a piece of software operates, and is therefore necessary to determine if it is at all secure or trustworthy. Although security through obscurity is certainly not a robust measure, this claim has two issues: